Boston vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3652
$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8068
$2558
🏠 One person rent
$2548
$479
🏘️ Family rent
$4099
$810
🍽️ Food expenses
$735
$294
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6190
$2002
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
100
100
😀 Quality of life
94
81
🏙️ Population
676K
594K

The cost of living in Boston is 256% more expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 27th and 5371st ($3652 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 306th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Boston compared to 2 months in Kawaguchi. Boston ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Kawaguchi ranked 21st in Japan, while ranked 71st and 694th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Kawaguchi

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Boston Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22
$3.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$104
$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.06
$2.43
 Cappuccino
$5.6
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2890
$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2183
$333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5272
$901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3425
$590
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$83.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.5
$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9693
$6408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6005
$3676
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.8
$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$25.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.54
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$3.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.82
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$5.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.56
$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.3
$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$189
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.9
$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.5
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$56.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2782
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27427
$15648

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3768
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3107
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2977
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3134
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2960
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3002
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2701
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2997
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2937
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2952
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2865
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2981
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2821
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2811
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2815
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3159
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2785
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2866
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2732
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2646
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2915
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2854
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2769
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2750
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2922
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2929
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2728
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2913
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2414
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2838
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2862
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2837
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2869
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3016
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2582
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2817
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2855
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2920
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2833

Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Toda
$961
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Warabi
$945
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Soka
$1047
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Saitama
$1037
11 km or 6.5 mi Yashio
$1002
11 km or 6.9 mi Koshigaya
$1078
11 km or 6.9 mi Wako
$1035
12 km or 7.4 mi Asaka
$1020
13 km or 8.3 mi Shiki
$972
13 km or 8.4 mi Tokyo
$1698
14 km or 8.5 mi Misato
$1005
14 km or 8.7 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
14 km or 9 mi Niiza
$1033
15 km or 9.6 mi Hirai
$1055
15 km or 9.6 mi Matsubushi
$1028
16 km or 10 mi Matsudo
$1024
17 km or 10 mi Fujimi
$975
17 km or 11 mi Nagareyama
$1039
17 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1110
18 km or 11 mi Miyoshi
$997
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1025
18 km or 11 mi Higashikurume
$1049
19 km or 12 mi Kasukabe
$1038
19 km or 12 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
20 km or 12 mi Fujimino
$961
20 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1125
21 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1041
21 km or 13 mi Noda
$1055
21 km or 13 mi Hasuda
$994
22 km or 14 mi Ageo
$1004
23 km or 14 mi Kashiwa
$1116
23 km or 14 mi Tokorozawa
$1061
23 km or 14 mi Ina
$990
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1115
23 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1066
23 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1068
24 km or 15 mi Higashimurayama
$1040
24 km or 15 mi Shiraoka
$998
24 km or 15 mi Miyashiro
$1007
24 km or 15 mi Kodaira
$1066